Journal Articles
King, J, Aithal, G, Herring, L,
Willis, S, Papamargaritis, D, Hully, K, Davies, M (2024)
The Midlands Liver Research Alliance - A partnership to optimise obesity-related liver disease research: targeting areas of high incidence and underserved communities,
NIHR Open Research, 4(75), ISSN: 2633-4402. DOI:
10.3310/nihropenres.13784.1.
Ruttger, K, King, J,
Willis, S, Clemes, S (2024)
Assessment of UK Heavy Goods Vehicle drivers' lifestyle behaviours: a cross-sectional study,
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, ISSN: 1076-2752.
Young, HML, Henson, J, Dempsey, PC,
Willis, SA, Billany, RE, Curtis, F, Gray, L, Greenwood, S, Herring, LY, Highton, P, Kelsey, RJ, Lock, S, March, DS, Patel, K, Sargeant, J, Sathanapally, H, Sayer, AA, Thomas, M, Vadaszy, N, Watson, E, Yates, T, Davies, M (2024)
Physical activity and sedentary behaviour interventions for people living with both frailty and multiple long-term conditions and their informal carers: a scoping review and stakeholder consultation,
Age and Ageing, 53(11), ISSN: 0002-0729. DOI:
10.1093/ageing/afae255.
Yang, Y, Thackray, A, Shen, T, Alotaibi, TF, Alanazi, T, Clifford, T, Hartescu, I, King, J,
Willis, S, Roberts, M, Lolli, L, Atkinson, G, Stensel, D (2024)
A replicate crossover trial on the inter-individual variability of sleep indices in response to acute exercise undertaken by healthy men,
Sleep, ISSN: 0161-8105.
Hoekstra, S, King, J, Fenton, J, Kirk, N,
Willis, S, Phillips, S, Webborn, N, Tolfrey, K, de Vogel-van den Bosch, J, Goosey-Tolfrey, V (2024)
The effect of home-based neuromuscular electrical stimulation-resistance training and protein supplementation on lean mass in persons with spinal cord injury: A pilot study,
Physiological Reports.
Willis, SA, Malaikah, S, Bawden, SJ, Sherry, AP, Sargeant, JA, Coull, NA, Bradley, CR, Rowlands, A, Naim, I, Ennequin, G, Yates, T, Waheed, G, Gowland, P, Stensel, DJ, Webb, DR, Davies, MJ, Aithal, GP, King, J (2024)
Greater hepatic lipid saturation is associated with impaired glycaemic regulation in men with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease but is not altered by 6 weeks of exercise training,
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism: a journal of pharmacology and therapeutics, ISSN: 1462-8902. DOI:
10.1111/dom.15755.
Alruwaili, A, King, J, Deighton, K, Kelly, B, Liao, Z, Innes, A, Henson, J, Yates, T, Johnson, W, Thivel, D, Metz, L, Thackray, A, Tolfrey, K, Stensel, D,
Willis, S (2024)
The association of smoking with different eating and dietary behaviours: a cross-sectional analysis of 80,296 UK adults,
Addiction, 119(10), pp.1737-1750, ISSN: 0965-2140. DOI:
10.1111/add.16584.
Willis, S, Malaikah, S, Bawden, S, Sherry, A, Sargeant, J, Coull, N, Bradley, C, Rowlands, A, Naim, I, Ennequin, G, Yates, T, Waheed, G, Gowland, P, Stensel, D, Webb, D, Davies, M, Aithal, G, King, J (2024)
Greater hepatic lipid saturation is associated with impaired glycaemic regulation in men with MASLD but is not altered by six weeks of exercise training,
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, ISSN: 1462-8902.
Engin, B,
Willis, S, Malaikah, S, Sargeant, J, Stensel, D, Jelleyman, C, Aithal, G, Yates, T, Ennequin, G, King, J (2024)
The hepatokine leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin-2 is elevated in people with impaired glycaemic regulation and augmented by acute exercise,
Livers, 4(1), pp.51-62, DOI:
10.3390/livers4010005.
Shen, T, Thackray, A, King, J, Alotaibi, T, Alanazi, T,
Willis, S, Roberts, M, Lolli, L, Atkinson, G, Stensel, D (2023)
Are there interindividual responses of cardiovascular disease risk markers to acute exercise? A replicate crossover study,
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 56(1), pp.63-72, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI:
10.1249/MSS.0000000000003283.
Malaikah, S,
Willis, S, Henson, J, Sargeant, J, Yates, T, Thackray, A, Goltz, F, Roberts, M, Bodicoat, D, Aithal, G, Stensel, D, King, J (2023)
Associations of objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and cardiorespiratory fitness with adipose tissue insulin resistance and ectopic fat,
International Journal of Obesity, 47(10), ISSN: 0307-0565. DOI:
10.1038/s41366-023-01350-0.
Engin, B,
Willis, S, Malaikah, S, Sargeant, J, Biddle, G, Razieh, C, Argyridou, S, Edwardson, C, Jelleyman, C, Stensel, D, Henson, J, Rowlands, A, Davies, M, Yates, T, King, J (2023)
Sedentary time is independently related to adipose tissue insulin resistance in adults with or at risk of type 2 diabetes,
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 55(9), pp.1548-1554, ISSN: 0195-9131. DOI:
10.1249/MSS.0000000000003193.
Malaikah, S,
Willis, S, Henson, J, Sargeant, J, Yates, T, Thackray, A, Goltz, F, Roberts, M, Bernard-Deshong, D, Aithal, G, Stensel, D, King, J (2023)
Circulating leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin 2 and fibroblast growth factor 21 are negatively associated with cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy volunteers,
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 48(6), pp.436-444, ISSN: 1715-5312. DOI:
10.1139/apnm-2022-0445.
Willis, S, Malaikah, S, Parry, S, Bawden, S, Ennequin, G, Sargeant, J, Yates, T, Webb, D, Davies, M, Stensel, D, Aithal, G, King, J (2023)
The effect of acute and chronic exercise on hepatic lipid composition,
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 33(5), pp.550-568, ISSN: 0905-7188. DOI:
10.1111/sms.14310.
Sherry, A,
Willis, S, Yates, T, Johnson, W, Razieh, C, Sargeant, J, Malaikah, S, Stensel, D, Aithal, GP, King, J (2022)
Physical activity is inversely associated with hepatic fibro-inflammation: a population-based cohort study using UK Biobank data,
JHEP Reports, 5(1), 100622, DOI:
10.1016/j.jhepr.2022.100622.
Sargeant, J, King, J, Yates, T, Redman, E, Bodicoat, D, Chatterjee, S, Edwardson, C, Gray, L, Poulin, B, Waheed, G, Waller, H, Webb, D,
Willis, S, Wilding, J, Khunti, K, Stensel, D, Davies, M (2022)
The effects of empagliflozin, dietary energy restriction, or both on appetite-regulatory gut peptides in individuals with type 2 diabetes and overweight or obesity: The SEESAW randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial,
Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 24(8), pp.1509-1521, ISSN: 1462-8902. DOI:
10.1111/dom.14721.
Engin, B,
Willis, S, Malaikah, S, Sargeant, J, Yates, T, Gray, L, Aithal, G, Stensel, D, King, J (2022)
The effect of exercise training on adipose tissue insulin sensitivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis,
Obesity Reviews, 23(7), e13445, ISSN: 1467-7881. DOI:
10.1111/obr.13445.
Varley, I, James, L,
Willis, S, King, J, Clayton, D (2022)
One week of high-fat overfeeding alters bone metabolism in healthy males: A pilot study,
Nutrition, 96, 111589, ISSN: 0899-9007. DOI:
10.1016/j.nut.2022.111589.
Willis, S, Bawden, S, Malaikah, S, Sargeant, J, Stensel, D, Aithal, G, King, J (2021)
The role of hepatic lipid composition in obesity-related metabolic disease,
Liver International, 41(12), pp.2819-2835, ISSN: 1478-3223. DOI:
10.1111/liv.15059.
Fenton, J, King, J, Hoekstra, S,
Willis, S, Ogawa, T, Goosey-Tolfrey, V (2021)
Accentuated early postprandial satiety in people with SCI versus able-bodied controls,
Appetite, 167, 105628, ISSN: 0195-6663. DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2021.105628.
Thackray, A,
Willis, S, Clayton, D, Broom, D, Finlayson, G, Goltz, F, Sargeant, J, Woods, R, Stensel, D, King, J (2020)
Influence of short-term hyperenergetic, high-fat feeding on appetite, appetite-related hormones, and food reward in healthy men,
Nutrients, 12(9), 2635, DOI:
10.3390/nu12092635.
Thackray, A,
Willis, S, Sherry, A, Clayton, D, Broom, D, Demashkieh, M, Sargeant, J, James, L, Finlayson, G, Stensel, D, King, J (2020)
An acute bout of swimming increases post-exercise energy intake in young healthy men and women,
Appetite, 154, 104785, ISSN: 0195-6663. DOI:
10.1016/j.appet.2020.104785.
Willis, S, Sargeant, J, Yates, T, Takamura, T, Takayama, H, Gupta, V, Brittain, E, Crawford, J, Parry, S, Thackray, A, Varela-Mato, V, Stensel, D, Woods, R, Hulston, C, Aithal, G, King, J (2020)
Acute hyper-energetic, high-fat feeding increases circulating FGF21, LECT2 and fetuin-A in healthy men,
The Journal of Nutrition, 150(5), pp.1076-1085, ISSN: 0022-3166. DOI:
10.1093/jn/nxz333.
Willis, S, Sargeant, JA, Thackray, A, Yates, TE, Stensel, D, Aithal, GP, King, J (2019)
Effect of exercise intensity on circulating hepatokine concentrations in healthy men,
Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 44(10), pp.1065-1072, ISSN: 1715-5312. DOI:
10.1139/apnm-2018-0818.
Sargeant, J, Gray, LJ, Bodicoat, DH,
Willis, S, Stensel, D, Nimmo, MA, Aithal, GP, King, J (2018)
The effect of exercise training on intrahepatic triglyceride and hepatic insulin sensitivity: a systematic review and meta-analysis,
Obesity Reviews, 19(10), pp.1446-1459, ISSN: 1467-7881. DOI:
10.1111/obr.12719.
Behan, F,
Willis, S, Pain, M, Folland, J (2018)
Effects of football simulated fatigue on neuromuscular function and whole-body response to disturbances in balance,
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, ISSN: 0905-7188. DOI:
10.1111/sms.13261.
Conferences
Willis, S, Malaikah, S, Ennequin, G, Sherry, A, Yates, T, Stensel, D, Webb, D, Davies, MJ, Aithal, G, King, J (Accepted for publication) The impact of six weeks of moderate-intensity exercise training on circulating hepatokine concentrations in men with MASLD and impaired glycaemic regulation [Abstract]. In 31st European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2024), Venice, Italy.
Alruwaili, A, Deighton, K, Kelly, B, Zhining, L, Innes, A, Henson, J, Yates, T, Thackray, A, Stensel, D, King, J,
Willis, S (2024)
The association of smoking with different eating and dietary behaviours: a cross-sectional analysis of 83,781 UK adults. In
Association for the study of obesity; Addiction, Belfast. DOI:
10.1111/add.16584.
Engin, B,
Willis, S, Malaikah, S, Sargeant, J, Stensel, D, Jelleyman, C, Ennequin, G, Aithal, G, Yates, T, King, J (2023)
The hepatokine leukocyte cell-derived chemotaxin-2 is elevated in people with impaired glycaemic control and augmented by acute exercise [Abstract]. In
EASL SLD Summit 2023, Prague, Czechia.
Malaikah, S,
Willis, S, Bawden, S, Sherry, A, Sargeant, J, Coull, N, Stensel, D, Yates, T, Davies, M, Webb, D, Gowland, P, Aithal, G, King, J (2023)
Impact of exercise training on hepatic lipid composition in men with MASLD and impaired glycaemic regulation: a pilot randomised controlled trial [Abstract]. In
EASL SLD Summit 2023, Prague, Czechia.
Willis, S, Malaikah, S, Bawden, S, Sargeant, J, Bradley, C, Yates, T, Stensel, D, Webb, D, Davies, M, Aithal, G, King, J (2023)
Greater hepatic lipid saturation is associated with impaired glycaemic regulation in men with NAFLD but is not altered by six weeks of exercise training [Abstract]. In
59th EASD Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes; Diabetologia, Hamburg, Germany. DOI:
10.1007/s00125-023-05969-6.
Sherry, A, Willis, S, Yates, T, Johnson, W, Sargeant, J, Stensel, D, Aithal, G, King, J (Accepted for publication) Vigorous-intensity physical activity is inversely associated with hepatic fibro-inflammatory activity: a population-based cohort study using UK Biobank data [Abstract]. In BASES Conference 2022; Journal of Sports Sciences, Leicester, UK.
Engin, B,
Willis, S, Malaikah, S, Sargeant, J, Yates, T, Gray, L, Aital, G, Stensel, D, King, J (2022)
The effect of exercise training on adipose tissue insulin sensitivity: a systematic review and meta-analysis [Abstract]. In
29th annual European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2022); Obesity Facts, Maastricht, The Netherlands, pp.148-149, DOI:
10.1159/000524469.
Malaikah, S,
Willis, S, Bawden, S, Sherry, A, Sargeant, J, Coull, N, Stensel, D, Yates, T, Davies, M, Webb, D, Gowland, P, Aithal, G, King, J (2022)
Impact of impaired glucose regulation on hepatic and systemic inflammation in men with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease [Abstract]. In
29th annual European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2022); Obesity Facts, Maastricht, The Netherlands, pp.47-48, DOI:
10.1159/000524469.
Bawden, S, Willis, S, Sherry, A, Gowland, P, King, J, Aithal, G (Accepted for publication) Using 1H MRS to investigate hepatic fat fractions and lipid composition in NAFLD patients with type 2 diabetes. In International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Sydney.
Willis, S, Bawden, S, Aithal, G, Sargeant, J, Malaikah, S, King, J (2021) Impact of impaired glucose regulation on hepatic lipid composition in men with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In
European Congress on Obesity, Virtual (Dublin).
Malaikah, S,
Willis, S, Henson, J, Sargeant, JA, Yates, T, Thackray, AE, Goltz, FR, Roberts, MJ, Bodicoat, DH, Aithal, GP, Stensel, DJ, King, JA (2021) Associations of objectively measured physical activity, sedentary time and cardiorespiratory fitness with adipose tissue insulin resistance and ectopic fat in community volunteers. In
European Congress on Obesity, Virtual.
Davies, M, Baldry, E, Bodicoat, D, Chatterjee, S, Edwardson, C, Gray, L, Khunti, K, Sargeant, J, Stensel, D, Webb, D, Wilding, J,
Willis, S, Yates, T, King, J (2020)
The SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin does not stimulate compensatory appetite responses in patients with excess adiposity and type 2 diabetes [Abstract]. In
56th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD 2020); Diabetologia, Vienna. DOI:
10.1007/s00125-020-05221-5.
Willis, S, Sargeant, J, Varela-Mato, V, Ruttger, K, Takayama, H, Takamura, T, Parry, S, Woods, R, Aithal, GP, Stensel, D, Hulston, C, King, J (2019)
Influence of hyper-energetic, high-fat feeding on circulating hepatokines in healthy men: a randomised crossover study [Abstract]. In
26th European Congress on Obesity, Obesity Facts: The European Journal of Obesity, Glasgow, pp.7-8, DOI:
10.1159/000497797.
Willis, S, King, J, Parry, S, Woods, R, Sargeant, J, Hulston, C (2019) The effect of acute, high-fat overfeeding on circulating hepatokine concentrations. In
British Association of Sport and Execise Sciences, Harrogate, pp.60-61.
(2018)
BASES Conference 2018 – Programme and Abstracts. In
, Journal of Sports Sciences, pp.1-94, DOI:
10.1080/02640414.2018.1521633.
(2018)
25th European Congress on Obesity, Vienna, Austria, May 23-26, 2018: Abstracts. In
, Obesity Facts, pp.1-364, DOI:
10.1159/000489691.
